Browsing Department of Geography by Author "Kopainsky, Birgit"
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Transforming food systems at local levels: using participatory system dynamics in an interactive manner to refine small-scale farmers’ mental models
Kopainsky, Birgit; Hager, Gerid; Herrera, Hugo; Nyanga, Progress (Journal article, 2017-10)Food systems will need to undergo considerable transformation. To be better prepared for and resilient to uncertainty and disturbances in the future, resource users and managers need to further develop knowledge about the ... -
Understanding resilience of farming systems: Insights from system dynamics modelling for an arable farming system in the Netherlands
Herrera, Hugo; Schütz, Lilli; Paas, Wim; Reidsma, Pytrik; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Farming systems in Europe are facing economic, social, environmental and institutional challenges. Highly intensive, climate-exposed, arable farming systems like the Veenkoloniën in the north of the Netherlands are ... -
Understanding the dynamics emerging from the interplay among poor mental wellbeing, energy balance-related behaviors, and obesity prevalence in adolescents: A simulation-based study
Aguiar, Anaely; Onal, Furkan; Hendricks, Gaironeesa; Blanchard, Laurence; Romanenko, Eduard; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Nwosu, Emmanuel; Herstad, Sondre Haugsbø; Savona, Natalie; Harbron, Janetta; Cecile, Knai; Samdal, Oddrun; Rutter, Harry; Lien, Nanna; Jalali, Mohammad S.; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Both obesity and poor mental wellbeing have a high prevalence in European youth. Adolescents in six countries identified mental wellbeing factors as main drivers of youth obesity through systems mapping. This study sought ... -
Using microworlds for policymaking in the context of resilient farming systems
Herrera, Hugo; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Resilience management of farming systems requires building an understanding of the underlying drivers of the adaptive capacity of the system. In this paper, we use the concept of resilience as a framework to understand how ... -
Using participatory system dynamics modeling to address complex conservation problems: Tiger farming as a case study
Rieder, Erica; Larson, Lincoln; 't Sas-Rolfes, Michael; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Conservation practitioners routinely work within complex social-ecological systems to address threats facing biodiversity and to promote positive human-wildlife interactions. Inadequate understanding of the direct and ... -
Using system dynamics to support a participatory assessment of resilience
Herrera de Leon, Hugo Jose; Kopainsky, Birgit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-28)Resilience has emerged as a buzzword among researchers and practitioners. However, despite its popularity, there has been little progress in moving it from a metaphor to applied projects. While case study research is rich ...